Senators Seek to Ease Air-Travel Delays

WASHINGTON—Two senior senators are working with the White House on a bipartisan compromise to ease travel delays caused by the furlough of air-traffic controllers.

Sens. John Thune (R., S.D.), a member of GOP leadership, and Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller (D., W.Va.) are developing a plan with the White House to give the Federal Aviation Administration more budget flexibility so that the agency can reduce the...